The UK Home Office is seeking to address problems relating to information sharing between and within the public and private sectors to stop financial crime. Through a call for evidence that closed in May 2026, Spotlight on Corruption submitted evidence drawn from our research and unique court monitoring programme on how information could be shared more effectively to tackle economic crime.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Illicit Finance Summit delay should be used to launch bold UK leadership against dirty money The delay to the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit should now be used...
For more information, please contact:fwood@burness.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 April 2026 Ahead of the UK-hosted Illicit Finance Summit – a groundbreaking opportunity to tackle ‘tainted gold’ flowing through the global...
Gold is no longer simply a financial asset or commodity. It has become a strategic vehicle for organised crime, sanctions evasion, corruption, and political control. Its high value and ease...
The government’s plan to raise the bar for including consultation requirements in legislation is a risky move that could threaten public trust in politics.
This policy report presents the findings of interdisciplinary academic research that explores the contested role of lawyers in relation to kleptocracy, state capture and grand corruption. Focusing on the role...
In 2018, Zamira Hajiyeva became the first person in the UK to be subject to an Unexplained Wealth Order (“UWO”), a tool which was heralded as a turning point in law enforcement’s ability to investigate and seize assets suspected to be linked to illicit wealth.
The government’s new AMLAR Strategy makes welcome commitments to tackling dirty money, but real impact will require sustained investment. A greater share of recovered assets should be reinvested through an Economic Crime Fighting Fund to build long-term enforcement capacity. Here we examine what’s driving increased asset recovery and what’s needed to scale up these efforts.
